| 释义 |
drawee|drɔːˈiː|
[See -ee1.]
The person upon whom a draft or bill of exchange is drawn.
1766W. Gordon Gen. Counting-ho. 346 A bill..would not make the drawee liable. 1767Blackstone Comm. II. xxx. 467 The person..who writes this letter, is called in law the drawer, and he to whom it is written the drawee. Ibid. 469 If..the indorsee cannot get the drawee to discharge it. 1878Jevons Prim. Pol. Econ. 114 If the drawer and drawee of a bill are persons of good credit, a banker will readily discount such a bill. |